Silver Stain

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Silver Stain

Last updated on Tuesday, September 2 2008 by jdmiles

The silver stain is not used clinically as commonly as it used to be.

However, if you see a silver stain on the Boards, think of Alzheimer's disease and amyloid plaques.

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Silver Stain - Senile Plaque

Silver Stain - Senile Plaque
This image, from the National Institute of Aging, shows a senile plaque (dark blob in the center). The stain is a silver stain. During the 20th century, a variety of silver based histochemical techniques were developed to elucidate pathologic features not appreciable on routine H&E staining...

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